B-words Flashcards

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Bacchanalian

A

Orgiastic; like wild drunken revelry

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2
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Baleful

A

Something that exerts an evil influence or foreshadows evil

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3
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Baneful

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Something that is poisonous or deadly

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4
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Barrister

A

Lawyer

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5
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Bawdy

A

Obscene; course; humorous

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6
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Beatific

A

Displaying or imparting joy

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7
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Begrudge

A

To envy; to resent

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8
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Beguile

A

Trick

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9
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Belated

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Delayed; late

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10
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Bellicose

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Violent; warlike

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11
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Benevolent

A

Kind

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12
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Berate

A

To scold severely

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13
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Bereft

A

Lacking something needed

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14
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Betroth

A

To become engaged

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15
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Biennial

A

Every two years

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16
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Blandishment

A

Flattery

17
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Blighted

A

Ruined; destroyed; withered

18
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Boisterous

A

Rowdy

19
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Bombastic

A

Grandiloquent (wordy, pompous) in speech or writing

20
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Braggadocio

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Cockiness; a braggart

21
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Brusque

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Brief; curt; gruff; discourteous

22
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Bucolic

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Pastoral; typical of farms and rural life

23
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Bumptious

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Self-assertive

24
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Burgeon

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To grow; sprout; flourish

25
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Burnish

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To polish